CANADA. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has appointed Doug Band as Director General in charge of the duty free shop programme under the CBSA’s Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate (TAPD).
He joins CBSA from the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS), where he was the Executive Director responsible for federal regulatory policy from 2010-17. In this role, he designed and led government-wide implementation of reforms to the regulatory system that reduced red tape costs on business and improved regulatory transparency.
He also supported the work of a ministerial advisory committee on red tape reduction, comprised of senior Canadian business leaders and consumer group representatives.
Prior to joining TBS, Band worked twelve years for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, including as a Chief of Staff to a Deputy Minister. For several years he designed and led a national, industry-government consensus-building process to strengthen Canada’s competitive position in global markets.
Daryl Larson, who was serving as Acting Director General, has now returned to his role as Director of Anti-dumping and Countervailing – Consumer Products.
